Beasiswa untuk Wartawan Jurnalis di Belanda

Netherlands; International Course Internet for Journalists

Internet for Journalists

(Radio/Television/Press/Online)
6 week course from
May 11th – June 19th, 2009

RNTC application deadline: 1st October 2008
Embassy NFP application deadline: 1st December 2008
NFP application deadline: 1st January 2009
The deadline for non-fellowship applicants is February 28th, 2009

Further information please contact: liza.marsin@nesoindonesia.or.id

Course Aims
The course aims to strengthen the capacity of broadcast and print
journalists and of the organisations they work for to use the Internet
for the purposes of research, publication and distribution.

The many ‘faces’ of internet
The Internet is an exciting new medium for journalists and media
organisations. Journalists can find a wealth of information,
previously unreachable, which will help them in their research and in
keeping their fingers on the pulse. Short news items can be presented
in a variety of ways, supported by additional background material and
stored in dossiers for later retrieval. By making use of the
communication possibilities of the Internet, journalists can, for the
first time, really establishcontact with their audience.

The additional value to the media
But the potential for ‘narrowcasting’ (i.e. distributing relevant
information directly to the target audience), as opposed to
‘broadcasting’ (i.e. delivering all the information to everybody) is
what makes the Internet really revolutionary. Mass media organisations
can directly target an audience with the news and information they
need. And by delivering relevant information to the doorstep, mass
media organisations are more able to hold on to their audiences, even
in a time of growing competition. Clearly, as an additional and
integrated new medium of publication, distribution and communication,
the Internet poses a lot of challenges.

Becoming a content provider
The Internet is a multimedia environment, where the traditional,
clear-cut divisions between text, graphics, audio and video are
blurred. Journalists, used to thinking in traditional terms with
regard to the different type of media, are turning into a new species,
‘content providers’, able to generate material for each of the
different media. Moreover, the principles of interactivity and
non-linearity mean that information for the Internet has to be ordered
and presented differently. The multimedia approach also makes
organisational demands. New structures have to be designed to cope
with the new ways of production, publication and distribution. New
ways of working, posing a challenge to established working practices
and attitudes, have to be introduced and adopted. Since the Internet
is such a new medium, there is plenty of experimentation going on. As
of yet, there is no universal model for a content provider or a
multimedia organisation. However to be able to face the challenges of
the 21st century, it is important that media organisations and the
people who work for them participate in this process.

Learning by doing
The six weeks of the course will be dedicated to enabling the
participating journalists to work as Internet journalists/producers.
The focus will be on content rather than on technical skills.
Attention will be paid to the two central tenets of the Internet:
information and communication. Special emphasis will be placed on the
three main principles of multimedia environments: the multimedia mix,
interactivity and non-linearity. The potential and the use of the
Internet as a source of information will be explored (the Internet as
a research tool), and options for its use as a medium of
communication, publication and distribution analysed and applied to
the specific situation of the participants. The possibilities and
advantages of the Internet - as well as some of its drawbacks - for
journalists and the organisations they work for will be highlighted.

Merging audio, video and print
The participants will be from different professional media (radio,
television, the press). The aim of the course is to transcend these
boundaries and merge the disciplines in search of the ideal of a
multi-media journalist. Participants will acquire knowledge of the
essentials of web-design (structure, interaction and lay-out) and
skills for the development of websites and for production for the
Internet, such as writing non-linear, interactive pieces, making
graphics and producing sound and moving pictures. Participants will
analyse existing examples of websites attached to newspapers,
magazines and broadcasting organisations.
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Beasiswa Wartawan Jurnalis di Belanda

International Course Internet for Journalists
Broadcast Journalism on Social Conflict and Cohesion
International Course Broadcast Journalism (Radio/TV)
Theme: Social Conflict and Cohesion
12 week course from
February 2nd – April 24th, 2009

RNTC application deadline: 15th August 2008
Embassy NFP application deadline: 1st October 2008
The deadline for non-fellowship applicants is November 15th, 2008

Further information please contact: liza.marsin@nesoindonesia.or.id

Course Aims:
To strengthen the capacity of broadcast journalists and the
organisations they work for to research, investigate and report for
broadcast and new media in a responsible and ethical way on issues
that divide individuals and groups in their countries and thereby
(potentially) threaten social cohesion.

Role of the media in changing societies
Societies in development are societies undergoing change. Inherent in
such a process of change is the potential for tension and conflict
among individuals and groups in society. Some of this potential for
tension and conflict may be the reflection of longstanding divisions -
political, religious, ethnic. Some will have more to do with a
circumstantial clash of interests – for instance between the old and
the new (tradition versus modernity) and between individuals and
groups competing for greater influence and prosperity in the society
that is evolving. Broadcast journalists and the organisations they
work for have an important role to play here; they have to ensure that
the great issues of concern to their societies and the attendant
debates are given attention to and that the voices and views of those
involved are heard.

Integrity and credibility
They also have to be prepared to tackle controversial issues which are
not being given the attention they deserve and by so doing help set
the political agenda. But they also have a responsibility to do so
without exacerbating existing divisions or threatening the social
cohesion of the societies they serve. To achieve this, the maintenance
of their integrity and of their credibility as broadcast journalists
is crucial; they may not be perceived as representing certain
population or interest groups at the expense of others. In addition
they must develop the journalistic knowledge and skills they need to
investigate and present potentially divisive issues accurately and in
a balanced non-partisan way.

Investigative research and analysis
The courses will focus on the role, responsibility and requirements of
the broadcast journalist in meeting this challenge. Special attention
will be given to developing and putting into practice the appropriate
knowledge and skills for (investigative) research and analysis and for
the production of various broadcast and internet assignments as well
as to other essential broadcast journalism skills such as
interpretation, speed and accuracy under pressure, communication and
teamwork. There will be a considerable measure of interaction and
exchange of knowledge and skills between radio and television.

Multimedia
Course participants will work with analogue and digital technology for
radio and television and be involved in the design and development of
material for an Internet site related to the theme and focus of the
course. As well as attending sessions devoted to developing their
knowledge and skills in the field of news and current affairs
participants will be sent out on assignments to various locations in
the Netherlands linked to the theme of social conflict and cohesion
and to the role and responsibility of the broadcast journalist in this
field. After leaving the Netherlands at the end of the course
participants will become part of a network of journalists and other
experts through RNTC’s website, intended to foster co-operation and
the further exchange of ideas and experience in the field of broadcast
journalism.